Jim Beamguard Editorial writer Phone number: (813) 259-7361  E-mail Jim Beamguard

Age: 56

Number of different desks in 27 years at The Tampa Tribune: 12

Hometown: Gastonia, N.C.

Married: To Julie for 32 years

Children: Matt, 19, and Andrew, 17

Year moved to Tampa: 1976

Why a journalist? Look forward to every newspaper day being different

Most dangerous story: Visiting a guerrilla leader in Angola during civil war

Best part of job: Learning interesting things from interesting people

Worst part of job: Getting here from Brandon

Favorite hobbies: Photography, golf, learning to fly

Retirement ambition: To become less inept at my hobbies; to write something long

Favorite editorials: Ones that say something new

Education: Davidson College, B.A., emphasis on politics and economics